CVC Words Worksheet – Short a
How the sounds work (Sound it out, then blend): Point to each letter and say its sound: c – a – t. Say the sounds faster and faster until they join: c-a-t → cat. Check the word against the picture.
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- 1.Change the “p” in “pan” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) pan (b) can (c) cat
- 2.Blend the sounds: m – a – d. Which word is it? (a) mad (b) bad (c) mat
- 3.Change the “f” in “fan” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) fan (b) tan (c) man
- 4.🗺️ Which word is this? (a) map (b) tap (c) cap
- 5.Which word is “tap”? (a) map (b) cap (c) tap
- 6.Blend the sounds: p – a – t. Which word is it? (a) mat (b) pad (c) pat
- 7.Blend the sounds: c – a – t. Which word is it? (a) cat (b) cap (c) sat
- 8.🎩 Which word is this? (a) cat (b) bat (c) hat
- 9.Change the “c” in “can” to “v”. Which word do you get? (a) can (b) ran (c) van
- 10.Which word is “bat”? (a) bat (b) rat (c) cat
- 11.🚰 _ a p — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) b (c) t
- 12.🦇 Which word is this? (a) hat (b) bat (c) bag
- 13.🍳 _ a n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) g (c) f
- 14.Which word is “can”? (a) pan (b) cat (c) can
- 15.🦇 _ a t — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) h (c) p
- 16.Change the “r” in “ran” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tag (b) tan (c) ran
- 17.Which word is “bag”? (a) bug (b) bat (c) bag
- 18.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 19.Change the “f” in “fan” to “v”. Which word do you get? (a) tan (b) van (c) fan
- 20.Blend the sounds: h – a – m. Which word is it? (a) hat (b) ham (c) jam
- 21.Change the “n” in “can” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) cup (b) can (c) cap
- 22.🐀 Which word is this? (a) rat (b) hat (c) bat
- 23.Which word is “pan”? (a) can (b) pin (c) pan
- 24.Blend the sounds: t – a – n. Which word is it? (a) fan (b) can (c) tan
- 25.Blend the sounds: r – a – g. Which word is it? (a) rug (b) wag (c) rag
- 26.Change the “p” in “pat” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) pat (b) ham (c) hat
- 27.Blend the sounds: p – a – n. Which word is it? (a) pad (b) pat (c) pan
- 28.👜 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) bat (c) bag
- 29.Change the “b” in “bat” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) mat (b) rat (c) bat
- 30.Which word is “rat”? (a) rat (b) cat (c) bat
- 31.🥫 Which word is this? (a) van (b) can (c) cap
- 32.🧢 Which word is this? (a) map (b) tap (c) cap
- 33.🍳 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) van (c) pan
- 34.Blend the sounds: s – a – t. Which word is it? (a) mat (b) bat (c) sat
- 35.Blend the sounds: h – a – t. Which word is it? (a) hat (b) hot (c) mat
- 36.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 37.🚐 Which word is this? (a) van (b) can (c) pan
- 38.Which word is “cap”? (a) cap (b) cup (c) map
- 39.Change the “c” in “cap” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) nap (b) cap (c) lap
- 40.Blend the sounds: m – a – n. Which word is it? (a) man (b) van (c) fan
Answer key
- can
- mad
- man
- map
- tap
- pat
- cat
- hat
- van
- bat
- t
- bat
- p
- can
- b
- tan
- bag
- a
- van
- ham
- cap
- rat
- pan
- tan
- rag
- hat
- pan
- bag
- rat
- rat
- can
- cap
- pan
- sat
- hat
- a
- van
- cap
- nap
- man
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